Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
Class of relevant security    COM USD0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               18 June 2009

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant      17,027,867     4.10%      1,070,314     0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives    1,259,634     0.30%        374,963     0.09%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            0     0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             18,287,501     4.41%      1,445,277     0.35%

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

  (a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale  Number of Securities  Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase       16,388                2.3348
Purchase       8,200                 4.7594 AUD
Purchase       1,900                 4.8479 AUD
Purchase       1,009                 2.3700
Purchase       3,502                 2.3228
Purchase       6,111                 2.3050
Purchase       7,743                 2.2928
Purchase       18,995                4.8700 AUD
Purchase       12,462                2.3166
Purchase       35,857                2.2984
Purchase       71,854                2.3025
Purchase       41,511                2.3687
Purchase       19,115                2.2979
Sale           28,232                4.7698 AUD
Sale           3,900                 4.8134 AUD
Sale           1,000                 2.2747
Sale           37,447                2.3120
Sale           1,086                 2.2646
Sale           36,241                2.2863
Sale           11,890                2.2851
Sale           6,111                 2.3746
Sale           31,572                2.3027
Sale           20,563                2.2946
Sale           20,044                2.3149
Sale           76,369                2.3109
Sale           16,958                2.2863
Sale           17,379                2.3120
Sale           18,440                2.2863
Sale           18,997                2.3120
Sale           3,780                 2.3061

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Long          1086          2.2646
CFD            Long          1000          2.2747
CFD            Long          11890         2.285
CFD            Long          20706         2.2944
CFD            Long          20563         2.2945
CFD            Long          3780          2.306
CFD            Long          76369         2.3109
CFD            Long          10866         2.3183
CFD            Long          6111          2.3746
CFD            Long          3900          4.8133 AUD
CFD            Short         1246          2.2915
CFD            Short         7743          2.2927
CFD            Short         19115         2.2978
CFD            Short         71854         2.3024
CFD            Short         6111          2.305
CFD            Short         12462         2.3165
CFD            Short         3502          2.3227
CFD            Short         16388         2.3347
CFD            Short         41511         2.3687
CFD            Short         8200          4.7593 AUD
CFD            Short         1900          4.8478 AUD

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         19 June 2009
Contact name                               Geoff Smith
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk